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Administration urges major investment in asset preservation, emergency repair fund
Summary
Department of Administration told the Capital Investment Committee that Minnesota faces billions in deferred maintenance on state buildings and urged lawmakers to fund the capital asset preservation account, security upgrades for the Capitol complex and a new renewable energy account to leverage federal grants.
Tamar Grunvall, commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Administration, told the House Capital Investment Committee on Feb. 27 that the state’s inventory of buildings needs increased capital funding to prevent failures and reduce long‑term costs.
Grunvall said Administration manages 4,800 state buildings totaling more than 34,000,000 square feet with a replacement value she gave as about $11.2 billion. She reported an estimated deferred‑maintenance backlog of approximately $2.2 billion and said the governor’s bonding proposal prioritizes asset preservation and increases funding for the capital asset preservation and replacement account, known as CAPRA.
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